Copyright has not been assigned to the Department of Special Collections, UCSB. All requests for permission to publish or
quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections. Permission for publication is given
on behalf of the Department of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply
permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained.

Anthony U. Leitner, known as 'Tony' to his friends, was born in 1934 in New York. He was admitted to the University of Chicago
at the age of 15 and went to law school in New York City after graduation. He settled in Los Angeles and was a lawyer and
real estate developer. After some involvement in politics, he became interested in spiritual growth through the Human Potential
movement and various progressive psychological and spiritual teachers influenced by Hindu and Buddhist traditions.

In 1975 Leitner met Tarthang Tulku, a Tibetan lama who had come from India to Berkeley in 1969 and there started the first
successful Tibetan Buddhist Dharma Center in the United States. As a result of this meeting, Leitner became a fervent supporter
of Tibetan Buddhism. He never lost his interest in other paths to enlightenment, but this became his most important focus.

Leitner was a collector by nature, and his two-bedroom condominium in North Hollywood was filled with books, magazines, newsletters,
tape recordings, videocassettes, as well as files of flyers, posters, photographs, prayers, stories, lecture notes, and program
handouts. Texts that he thought to be particularly good were kept in multiple copies and filed so they could be sent as 'Dharma
Care packages' to people who might benefit from reading them.

Leitner evidently had a premonition before his death in 1996, since he died sitting in meditation posture in his shrine room,
a manner in which enlightened Tibetan Buddhist monks often die. Among his papers were many texts relating to P'howa, a meditation
practice which helps people to guide their souls after death to the Pure Land of Dewachen, said to be the surest way to attain
Nirvana.

Scope and Content

UCSB acquired the Anthony U. Leitner Collection from his estate in the summer of 1997. In the donation were books, tapes,
ephemera, and manuscripts, including flyers, publicity announcements, conference handouts, newsletters, and legal documents
relating to Tibetan Buddhism and other spiritual movements in North America. These materials form an extensive record of when
ceremonies, transmissions of doctrine, lectures, and workshops were held, and by whom. Some Tibetan Buddhist materials were
intended only for people who had received proper preparation from a qualified lama.

After learning about many different psychological and spiritual paths, in 1982 Leitner began to focus more on Tibetan Buddhism.
Historically, Tibetan kings about twelve hundred years ago had invited Indian missionaries teaching the esoteric Tantric form
of Buddhism into their land. Buddhism later disappeared in India, but this elaborate and rigorous path to enlightenment flourished
in monasteries in the isolated land of Tibet until the 1950s, when soldiers from the People's Republic of China invaded the
region in force. One result of this political action was that the Dalai Lama and other leaders of Buddhist monasteries, forced
into exile in India, were more accessible to Americans than ever before. Needing support from the governments and people of
the West, lamas ("teachers") from major monasteries traveled to Europe, Australia, and North America, to preach the Buddhist
way to release from earthly suffering (the Dharma) and to found Tibetan Buddhist study and meditation centers.

Hundreds of photocopied texts, most produced by Dharma centers in the United States, are in the collection. Often photocopied
and cut to 5 by 11 inches to match the traditional Tibetan book format, most are in traditional literary Tibetan, romanized
Tibetan, and English. The romanized Tibetan enabled Americans not familiar with the Tibetan alphabet to say the prayers correctly,
and the English translation enabled them to understand what they were saying.

Although over half of the collection is Tibetan Buddhism, Leitner never lost his interest in other spiritual paths. There
are boxes of lecture transcripts from Robert Adams, an American pupil of the Indian holy man Sri Ramana Maharshi, and from
Andrew Da Passano who taught how to stop aging, achieve realization on the Astral Plane, and control one's rebirth at the
Temple of Esoteric Science in Los Angeles. Three Zen Buddhist centers in Los Angeles are represented in the collection, as
is the Sufi Order in the West, an offshoot of Islamic mysticism.

The manuscript component of the Leitner Collection is organized into the following nine series. Additional biographical and
other descriptive notes are included in the container list. Non-manuscript items have been cataloged separately and may be
searched on Pegasus, the UCSB online catalog.

Arrangement

The collection is arranged in the following series:

Series I: General

Alphabetical Files (Boxes 1-23)

Handouts (Box 24)

Adams, Robert (Boxes 25-27)

Da Free John (Boxes 28-29)

Da Passano, Andrew (Boxes 30-40)

Gold, E. J. (Box 41)

Lucid Dreaming/Dreams (Box 42)

Schlesinger, Robert Nathan (Boxes 43-44)

Saraydarian, Torkom (Boxes 45-47)

Series II: Sufism

General (Box 48)

Feild, Reshad (Boxes 48-50)

Muhyiddin Ibn Arabi Society (Box 50)

Sufi Order in the West/Pir Vilayat Khan (Boxes 51-57)

Series III: Tibetan Buddhism

General (Boxes 58-65)

Handouts (Boxes 66-70)

Texts - Authorship Unknown or Diffuse (Boxes 70-71)

Texts - Alphabetical, by Author (Boxes 71-74)

Chagdud Tulku (Boxes 75-79)

Chogyam Trungpa; Vajradhatu (Boxes 80-84)

Dalai Lama (Box 85)

Drikung Kagyu lineage (Boxes 86-94)

Foundation for the Preservation of Mahayana Tradition [FPMT] (Box 95)

Gonpo, Lama [Lama Tsedan Gonpo] (Box 96)

Kalu Rinpoche (Boxes 97-100)

Namkai Norbu (Boxes 101-107)

Sakya lineage (Boxes 108-111)

Sogyal Rinpoche/Rigpa (Box 112)

Tarthang Tulku (Boxes 113-115)

Tharchin, Lama (Boxes 116-123)

Thrangu Rinpoche (Boxes 124-127)

Yeshe Ningpo (Boxes 128-136)

Zong Rinpoche (Boxes 137-138)

Series IV: Zen Buddhism

General (Box 139)

Dharma Zen Center, Los Angeles (Box 140)

Minnesota Zen Meditation Center (Box 140)

Rinzai-Ji (Box 141)

Zen Center of Los Angeles (Box 141)

Series V: Oversize

Boxed (Boxes 142-150)

ARC Map Cabinet (Drawer 1)

Series VI: Photographs

Color Prints (Boxes 151-156)

Black & White Prints (Box 157)

Negatives (Box 158)

Series VII: Artifacts (Box 159)

Series VIII: Audio Tapes (39 audiocassettes)

Series IX: Video Tapes (96 vhs videotapes)

The UCSB Library wishes to thank the Leitner estate, which provided generous funds to process and catalog the collection.

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

Buddhist literature, Tibetan.

Zen literature.

Sufism.

Related Materials

The American Religions Collection (ARC) in the UCSB Library's Department of Special Collections contains additional printed
and manuscript material pertaining to Buddhism and other religious groups represented in the Leitner Collection. ARC monographs
are cataloged separately and may be searched on Pegasus, the UCSB Library's online catalog. There is additional printed Buddhist
material in the Main stacks of the UCSB Library, which likewise can be searched on the online catalog.

Series I:
General

Alphabetical Files

Additional Note

Primarily files of a more general nature, that do not fit into any other series or subseries, including spiritual teachers
and organizations active in the U.S., 1975-1996. Most of the folders are promotional material, including flyers, book and
merchandise catalogs, and pamphlets.

Leitner was in the habit of collecting interesting texts and making large numbers of photocopies which he would send to acquaintances
as "Dharma CARE Packages." One photocopy and one master copy of each text have been retained.

Born 1928, New York; died 1996, Sedona, Arizona. Studied with Paramahansa Yogananda and the Self-Realization Fellowship, Encinitas,
California, ca. 1944-1947; studied with Ramana Maharshi, Tiruvannamalai, India, ca. 1947-1950. He settled in Los Angeles toward
the end of his life, where he taught a small circle of followers, known as the Jnana Marga Society. Many of his lectures were
recorded on tape, and transcripts prepared from these.

The First Amendment Choir and Acting Ensemble, Concert Program with Text, 1983

Box 28: 23

Indoor Yajna, Introduction, Sessions 1-6,
1987

Box 28: 24

Indoor Yajna, Part III: Intro. and Writing Assignment,
1988

Box 28: 25

A New Tradition,
1980

Box 28: 26

There Is a Way to Be Free, 1990, and
The Color of Truth, 1989

Box 29: 1

Way of the Heart - Recommended Reading,
1988

Box 29: 2-9

Way of the Heart, vol. 1, nos. 1-9,
1987-1988

Da Passano, Andrew

Additional Note

Founder of the Temple of Esoteric Science, Los Angeles. Born 1905, St. Petersburg, Russia; died 1993, Los Angeles. According
to his biography, he spent most of the early part of his life in the United States and various parts of Europe. In Milan,
he studied spiritual disciplines with Tulio Castellani from 1938 to 1945. After this, he lived in Mexico and moved to Los
Angeles in 1977 where he founded the Temple of Esoteric Science (TES), which moved from Hollywood Boulevard to 1020 South
La Jolla St. in 1982. His book,
The Inner Silence, was co-written with Judith Plowden and published by Harper & Row in 1987. His teachings emphasized the importance of recognizing
higher states of consciousness, including the Astral and Etheric, through meditation exercises. "The Way of the Magus" was
a program offered by the TES in the late 1970s and early 1980s.

Please Don't Die, Wait for Further Information (draft of a book),
ca. 1990

Box 40: 1

The Practice of the Dakini Tsendali,
ca. 1995

Box 40: 2

Program for Accelerated Inward Evolution,
1988

Box 40: 3

Reflections on the Bodhisattva Vision...,
[1989?]

Box 40: 4

Sex with the Gods,
ca. 1981

Box 40: 5

Sex with the Gods, Preface,
ca. 1981

Box 40: 6

Stop Aging ... Exercises, n.d.

Box 40: 7

Stopping the Aging Process: A Brief Prospectus, n.d.

Box 40: 8

Temple of Esoteric Science - Notes, 1979

Box 40: 9

Testimonial for Master Da Passano, by Kenneth Subotnik,
ca. 1993

Box 40: 10

Virtuous Losers, n.d.

Box 40: 11

The Way of the Magi Lessons, Nos. 1-35 (Nos. 26 & 27 missing), n.d.

Box 40: 12

The Way of the Magus: Esoteric Science as Taught by Andrew Da Passano (article in an issue of
The Whole Person),
Dec. 1981

Box 40: 13

The Way of the Magus, Stages 1-10,
1981

Box 40: 14

We Have Developed a Sense of Evidence ..., n.d.

Box 40: 15

What Is a Magus? n.d.

Gold, E. J.

Additional Note

Founder of the Institute for the Development of the Harmonious Human Being, Inc. (IDHHB), PO Box 370, Nevada City, California;
Gateway Books and Tapes; The Union Label (music and videotapes). E. J. Gold seems to have mixed spiritual exercises and advice
with vigorous use of mail order catalogs of spiritually enlightening materials, all of which were part of "The Work." He is
an artist, musician and dramatist.

Morrison, Diana -
A Glossary of Sanskrit from the Spiritual Tradition of India,
1977

Box 44: 14

The Nature of Death, n.d.

Box 44: 14

Shamanic and Schizophrenic States, n.d.

Box 44: 15

Science/Quasi-Science, 1982-1995

Box 44: 16

Sufism, 1986

Box 44: 17

Taoism, ca. 1987

Saraydarian, Torkom

Additional Note

A student of Alice Bailey. Also known as H. Saraydarian, he was born in Asia Minor and founded the Aquarian Educational Group
(A.E.G.) in Los Angeles in 1963, which operated its own publishing arm in Agoura, California during the 1970s. Headquarters
shifted from Agoura to Sedona, Arizona during the early 1980s, with programs offered in both locations.

Born in Great Britain; studied with Sufis and other spiritual leaders in Britain and Turkey, including Sheikh Suleyman Dede
of the Mevlevi Order in Konya, Turkey. He went to Vancouver, Canada and to Los Angeles, 1973; founded The Institute for Conscious
Life, Los Angeles, 1975; Mevlana Foundation, Boulder, Colorado, ca. 1980, later Santa Cruz, California; The Chalice Guild,
ca. 1981; The Chalice Foundation, Switzerland, 1987; The Living School, 1991, Switzerland and Santa Fe, New Mexico.

General (includes material on The Living School; newsletters), 1982-1991

Box 49: 4

Letters to membership, 1987-1990

The Living School

Box 49: 5-8

General, 1991-1995

Box 49: 9-11

Letters to membership, texts, tape lists, 1991-1992

Box 50: 1-2

Letters to membership, 1992-1993

Box 50: 3

Miscellaneous texts, 1991

Box 50: 4

"A Talk with Hasan Dede," 1990

Box 50: 5

Talks and letters, 1992

Ibn Arabi Society

Additional Note

The Muyiddin Ibn 'Arabi Society held its first Annual Symposium in Durham, England, in 1984; other Annual Symposia were held
in Great Britain. The First Annual U.S.A. Symposium was held in Berkeley, California in 1987. The Society promotes study of
the writings of Muyiddin Ibn 'Arabi (1165-1240), an important Islamic mystic and scholar.

General

Box 50: 6

Address card for Jane Carroll, Oct. 28, 1991

Box 50: 7

Annual General Meetings, 1986-1990

Box 50: 8

Annual Symposia, 1988-1992

Box 50: 9

Correspondence and publications lists, 1987-1992

Box 50: 10

Newsletters, 1986-1992

Texts

Box 50: 11

Catalogue of works held in the Library of the Muhyiddin Ibn 'Arabi Society, 1991

Box 50: 12

Proceedings of Annual Symposia, 1984-1988, 1990

Box 50: 13

Proceedings of Annual U.S.A. Symposia, 1987, 1988, 1992

Sufi Order in the West

Additional Note

Founded by Hazrat Inayat Khan; first established in U.S. 1910; reestablished in the U.S. in the late 1960s by his son and
successor, Pir Vilayat Inayat Khan. In 1975, The Abode of the Message was established near New Lebanon, NY as a community
affiliated with the Sufi Order. The Dances of Universal Peace is loosely affiliated with the Sufi Order.

General

Box 51: 1

Abode of the Message, 1990-1991

Box 51: 2

Abode Tapes (promotional material), n.d.

Box 51: 3

Aegis at the Abode, 1988

Box 51: 4

Aegis (promotional material), 1985-1996

Box 51: 5

Complete Works of Hazrat Inayat Khan (promotional order form), n.d.

Box 51: 6

Donation letter from Pir Vilayat Khan, May 5, 1995

Box 51: 7

Emergence: Journal for Evolving Consciousness (photocopy),
1988

Box 51: 8

Envelope from Society of Mystics in India, to Raqib Ickovits, M.S.M., 1990

Box 51: 9

Flyers, 1992-1993

Box 51: 10

Greeting cards, n.d.

Box 51: 11

The Message,
1986

Box 51: 12

Omega Institute for Holistic Studies, 1982-1993

Box 51: 13

Promotional mail packet, 1985

Box 51: 14

Responses to Feminine Spirituality Questionnaire, Aug. 1988

Box 51: 15

Sacred Spirit Music (merchandise catalogs), 1987-1991

Box 51: 16

Secretariat Report, n.d.

Box 51: 17

Southern California Sufi Order Centers, n.d.

Box 51: 18

Sufi Order Correspondence, 1989-1993

Box 51: 19

The Sufi Order in the West (booklet), n.d.

Box 51: 20

Sufi Order Leader's Training Retreat, 1992

Box 51: 21

Sufi Order Membership, 1985-1993

Box 51: 22

Sufi Order Mureed's Directory; North American Centers, 1988, 1996

Box 52: 1

Sufi Order Publications, 1982-1987

Box 52: 2

Three (3) Day Retreat (program and lecture notes), May 1992

Box 52: 3

Winged Heart Catalog from the Abode of the Message, 1976

Box 52: 4

Ziraat, ca. 1986

Texts

Box 52: 5

Autobiography of Fatha Engle (The Early Years),
1991

Box 52: 6

Course of Meditation, n.d.

Box 52: 7

Daily Prayers, n.d.

Box 52: 8

Dynamics of Hope (The Society of Mystics),
1990

Box 52: 9

Esoteric Papers of Hazrat Pir-O-Murshid Inayat Khan: The Githas, n.d.

Box 52: 10

A Handbook for Mureeds,
1996

Box 52: 11

I Was Made for Thee, n.d.

Box 52: 12

Implications of Spiritual Direction (The Society of Mystics),
1990

Box 52: 13

Leader's Manual, Volume One,
1990

Box 53: 1

Leader's Manual, Volume Two,
1990

Box 53: 2

A Letter to the Representatives and Coordinators from Pir Vilayat, Part II, n.d.

Box 53: 3

The Lord's Prayer: A Creation Centered Translation,
1989

Box 53: 4

Magnetism,
[1988?]

Box 53: 5

Misc. Texts on Sufism and Sufi Order in the West, n.d.

Box 53: 6

Names of God: The Divine Qualities, n.d.

Box 53: 7

On the Pronunciation of Sufi Terminology,
[1989?]

Box 53: 8

Organization, by Hazrat Inayat Khan, n.d.

Box 53: 9

The Prayer of Jesus (The Lord's Prayer),
1988

Box 53: 10

Prayers, by Hazrat Inayat Khan, n.d.

Box 53: 11

The Process of Self-Examination (The Society of Mystics),
1991

Box 53: 12

The Rescue Network, by Pir Vilayat Khan

Box 53: 13

Retreat (handouts, lecture notes), ca. 1988

Box 53: 14

The Retreat Manual,
1980

Box 54: 1

Retreat Manual of the Sufi Order,
1994

Box 54: 2

Season's Greetings from Pir Vilayat, n.d.

Box 54: 3

The Secret Hearts of Flowers Stand Revealed in X-Rays (photocopy of article in
Smithsonian Magazine),
1986

Box 54: 4

The Spiritual Retreat, n.d.

Box 54: 5

The Sufi Message (by Hazrat Inayat Khan?), n.d.

Box 54: 6

The Sufi Movement, n.d.

Box 54: 7

The Sufi Order (excerpts of Hazrat Inayat Khan),
1979

Box 54: 8

Sufi Songs, by Hazrat Inayat Khan, n.d.

Box 54: 9

Supplementary Papers of Pir-O-Murshid Inayat Khan, ca. 1990

Box 54: 10

Texas Spring Retreat Transcripts, 1996

Box 54: 11

Ziraat, by Prajapati O'Neill, n.d.

Box 54: 12

The Ziraat Ceremony and the Ziraat Lessons,
1991

Box 54: 13-14

The Ziraat Papers,
1989-1990

Dances of Universal Peace

Additional Note

The Center for the Dances of Universal Peace was founded in 1982 by followers of Samuel L. Lewis (1896-1971), a disciple of
Hazrat Inayat Khan and other teachers. It is affiliated with the Sufi Islamia Ruhaniat Society, founded by Lewis in 1966,
which was closely affiliated with the Sufi Order in the West from 1968 to 1977, and loosely affiliated after that time.

Box 54: 15

Fifth Annual Spring Renewal Celebration (promotional material), 1994

Box 54: 16

Merchandise Catalogs, 1983-1996

Box 54: 17

Newsletters, 1988-1995

Box 54: 18

Peaceworks: Center for the Dances of Universal Peace 1991 Retreats and Trainings, 1991

Leitner was in the habit of collecting interesting texts and making large numbers of photocopies which he could send to acquaintances
as "Dharma CARE Packages." Most of the following were originally filed together as "Tibetan handouts." Generally, one photocopy
and one master copy of each text have been retained.

Box 66: 1

Ahkon Lhamo Rinpoche (Jetsunma) - Interview, 1988

Box 66: 2

Ananda Hall (map of area around Ananda Hall), n.d.

Box 66: 3

Asfaghosa -
Fifty Verses of Guru Devotion, n.d.

Box 66: 4

Aspirational Prayer to Journey to the Realm of the Copper Colored Mountain: A Chariot of Happiness and Good Fortune, by Dudjom Rinpoche, n.d.

Arising of Phenomena: How and Why the World Exists; teaching given at Karma Triyana Dharmachakra, Woodstock, NY, 1986; translated from Tibetan into English by Ngodrup Burkhar;
printed by Rigpe Dorje Foundation,
1991

Box 72: 7

The Buddha Nature in the Context of the Three Dharmachakras; teachings given at Karma Kagyu, Toronto Canada, 1990; printed by Rigpe Dorje Foundation,
1991

Box 72: 8

Buddhism and Christianity; teachings given in Cologne, Germany, 1987 (in English); translated from Tibetan into German by Christoph Klonck; printed
by Rigpe Dorje Foundation,
1991

Box 72: 9

Conversion: Instructions on the Vajra Doha: "The Conversion of the Scholar, Londun" by Jetsun Milarepa; teaching given at Karmalashila, Germany, 1989; translated by Hannah Nydahl; printed by Rigpe Dorje Foundation,
1991

Box 72: 10

Death and Dying: Instructions on "The Great Liberation through Hearing in the Bardo," by Guru Rinpoche, Padmasambhava; teaching given at Karma Triyana Dharmachakra, Woodstock, NY, 1990; translated by Chojor Radha; printeby by Rigpe Dorje Foundation,
1991

Box 72: 11

The Four Dharmas: Instructions on the Four Dharma[s] of Gampopa; teaching given at Karmalashila, Germany, 1987; translated by Hannah Nydahl; printed by Rigpe Dorje Foundation,
1991

Box 73: 1

The Four Immeasurables in the Context of Knowledge, Meditation, and Ethics; teachings given in Vancouver, Canada, 1990; translated by Chojor Radha; printed by Rigpe Dorje Foundation,
1991

The Kagyu View, Meditation, and Action: "The Song of Lodrö Thaye: The Self-arising Innate Song upon Aquiring a Glimpse of
Certainty in the View and Meditation of the Incomparable Dagpo Kagyu"
; teaching given at Karma Triyana Dharmachakra, Woodstock, NY, 1988; translated from Tibetan into German by Chöjor Radha;
printed by Rigpe Dorje Foundation,
1991

Box 73: 4

The Path of No Return: How and Why There Is Permanent Freedom from Suffering; teachings given at Karma Triyana Dharmachakra, Woodstock, NY, 1986; translated by Ngödrub Burkhar; printed by Rigpe Dorje
Foundation,
1991

Straying from the Ground, Path, and Fruition and the Purpose of Meditation Practice; teaching given at Karma Dhagpo Gyurme Ling, Munich, 1987; translated from Tibetan into German by Christoph Klonck; printed
by Rigpe Dorje Foundation,
1991

Box 73: 7

The Three Roots: Instructions on the Lama, Yidams, and Protectors; teaching given at Karma Kagyu Austria, Vienna, Austria, 1987; translated from Tibetan into German by Tina Draszczyk; printed
by Rigpe Dorje Foundation,
1991

Box 73: 8

Jigmed P'huntsog Jungnay -
Within Reach: A Teaching Manual Forming Part of the Sadhana Cycle of the Peaceful Form of Manjushri,
1993

Box 73: 9

Kelsang Gyatso -
Meaningful to Behold: An Oral Commentary to Shantideva's A Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life (photocopy),
1981

Box 73: 10

Kunzang Pema Namgyal -
The Excellent Path of Awakening: The Liturgy for the Preliminary Practice of the Total Embodiment of Samantabhadra's Enlightened
Intention
,
1990

Box 73: 11

Kusum Lingpa -
Daily Recitation of the Yidam Avalokiteshvara, Tuk-je Chenpo, the Great Compassionate One Known as the White Lotus (from the Dzogchen Pema Nying-thig), n.d.

Longchen Rabjampa (kLong-chen Rab-'byams pa)

Box 73: 12

The Four Themed Precious Garland: An Introduction to Dzogchen, the Great Completeness (
"Chöbzhi Rin-chen Phreng-ba"), (photocopy),
1979

Nydahl, Ole - Booklets in English published for Hannah and Ole Nydahl, 1985-1987

Box 74: 2

Panchen Lama, I (bLo-bzang-Chös-kyi-rGyal-mTshan, 1567?-1662) -
The Guru Puja by the first Panchen Lama; and
The Hundreds of Deities of the Land of Joy, by Dül Nag Pa Päl Dän (photocopy, with some extra pages),
1981

Box 74: 3

Rabten, Geshe -
The Mind and its Functions (photocopy),
1981

Box 74: 4

Shantideva -
A Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life (photocopy),
1979

Wang-Ch'ug Dor-je -
The Mahamudra: Eliminating the Darkness of Ignorance, by the 9th Karmapa, Wang-Ch'ug Dorje, with commentary by Beru Khyentze (photocopy),
1978

Chagdud Tulku

Additional Note

Born 1930, Eastern Tibet; reincarnated abbot of Chagdud Gonpa Monastery. He came to the United States 1979, taught at Yeshe
Nyingpo, Cottage Grove, Oregon and founded Dechhen Ling, Oregon Chagdud Gonpa, ca. 1981. He later founded Rigdzin Ling near
Junction City, California (east of Redding), 1988, and Ati Ling, near Oakville, California (in the Napa Valley) in 1986. The
Chagdud Gonpa Foundation was a fundraising organization, and Padma Publishing was established to publish his texts.

Commentary on the Seven Line Prayer of Guru Rinpoche, by Tulku Thondrup,
1981

Box 75: 31

Concise Daily Practice of Vajrakilaya and other deities, n.d.

Box 75: 32

The Delightful Melody of Supreme Bliss: A Manual for the Stages of Approach, Accomplishment and Enactment for the Padmadakini
Rigjedtzal
, revealed by Jamyang Khyentsei Wangpo, translated under the direction of H. E. Chagdud Tulku Rinpoche by Richard Barron,
1995

The Supreme Vidhyadara, Karma Ngawang Chökyi Gyatso Kunga Sangpo, 11th Trungpa Tulku, 1939-1987. Born in Eastern Tibet 1939;
he went to Oxford University, England 1963; founded Samye Ling, Scotland, 1967; founded Karmê Choling, Bennett, VT 1970; Vajradhatu,
Boulder, CO 1973; Naropa Institute, Boulder, CO 1974. He also founded the Rocky Mountain Dharma Center and the Nalanda Foundation.
After his death in 1987, his American pupil Osel Tendzin served as the leader of Vajradhatu for a short time.

General

Box 80: 1

"Dharma Art" (lecture notes), Dec. 12-14, 1980

Box 80: 2

Dharmadhatu (flyer), n.d.

Box 80: 3

Friends of the Buddhadharma, 1978

Box 80: 4

Karma Dzong (newsletter),
1993

Box 80: 5

Karma Thegsum Chöling, Santa Cruz, California, Jan. 1985

Box 80: 6

Lecture notes with Allan Sloan and Osel Tendzin, 1977

Box 80: 7

The Lion's Roar (promotional material), ca. 1984

Box 80: 8

Lumbini, Birthplace of the Buddha, [1984?]

Box 80: 9

The Path of Radiant Wisdom: An Intensive Training Seminar given by Osel Tendzin, 1984

Shambhala Training

Box 80: 10

General, 1983

Box 80: 11

Director's Meeting, 1978

Box 80: 12

Education of the Warrior (sourcebook and lecture notes), 1980-1981

Box 80: 13

Meditation Program, n.d.

Box 80: 14

Shambhala Politics and Culture Sourcebook, [1978?]

Box 80: 15

Symbolism and Confidence in the Arts (lecture notes and handouts),
Nov. 23-25, 1979

A Kagyu lineage founded by Jigten Sumgon (1143-1217) and headed jointly by the Chetsang and Chungtsang Tulkus. Influential
in the lineage since 1959 is Ayang Rinpoche, and the chief abbot of the lineage is the Khenpo Konchog Gyaltsen, resident at
the Tibetan Buddhist Meditation Center in Frederick, Maryland. The lineage is noted for its P'howa ceremony.

General

Box 86: 1

DKEI (Drikung Kagyu Enlightenment Institute, Rochester), 1986-1987

Box 86: 2

DKEI Newsletter, 1986-1987

Box 86: 3

DKEI Newsletter, 1994-1995

Box 86: 4

Drikung Kagyu Centers, 1995

Box 86: 5

Drikung Kyobpa Choling (Seattle), 1995

Box 86: 6

Fundamentals of Dharma (promotional material), n.d.

Box 86: 7

Kagyudpa Institute, 1993

Box 86: 8

Marpa Drikung Kagyu Dharma Study Group, Stewartstown, PA, 1991

Box 86: 9

Mudras (hand gestures), n.d.

Box 86: 10

Samten, Lama Konchog, 1990-1991

Box 86: 11

Tape order lists, 1989-1992

Box 86: 12

Tong Lin, n.d.

Texts

Box 86: 13

Account of the Great Drikung Phowa, n.d.

Box 86: 14

Ach'i Chokyi Drolma, by Chetsang Rinpoche,
1983

Box 86: 15

Amitabha Meditation, n.d.;
The Meaning of Phowa, n.d.

Box 86: 16

Amitabha Monlam, n.d.;
Chenrezi, n.d.

Box 86: 17

Amitayu Mantra, n.d.

Box 86: 18

The Aspiration Prayer to Be Reborn in Dewachen, by Jigten Sumgon,
1983

Texts used:
Five Upper Stages of Vajrasattva Teachings; Dakini Song; Short History and Lineage of ... Ayang Rinpoche; Condensed Tsog Offering
of the Pure Land of Great Bliss; Buddha Amitabha Practice; Buddha Amitabha, A Saddhana Recitation...; Prayer for Rebirth in...
Dewachen; The Aspiration Prayer to Be Reborn in Dewachen...
by Jigten Sumgon (and other prayers),
1994

Teachings on Ngondro from the Advice of Patrul Rinpoche, given by Lama Gonpo,
Aug. 1980

Box 96: 30

The Udumbara Bouquet, by Lama Gonpo,
1982

Ngagyur Nyingma Newsletters

Box 96: 31

1982-1987

Lecture Notes

Box 96: 32

Lama Gonpo Tsedan, n.d.

Box 96: 33

May 2, 4-13, [n.y.]

Kalu Rinpoche

Additional Note

(Karma-ran-byun-kun-khyab-phrin-las, Khenpo Kalu). Born 1905, Eastern Tibet. Died 1989. Recognized as a Wisdom Emanation of
Jamgon Kongtrul the Great (fl. 19th c.). He was a holder of the Shangpa Kagyu Lineage, and a pupil of the XVIth Karmapa. Visited
India 1955, moved there in 1959. Abbot of Sonada Monastery, India. He founded a retreat center near Plaige, Saône-et-Loire,
France, 1976. Dharma centers he founded in the United States include Kagyu Droden Kunchab, San Francisco; Kagyu Shenpen Kunchab,
Santa Fe, NM; and Kagyu Do-Nga Chöling, Los Angeles (1974). He performed a Kalachakra Initiation near Boulder Colorado, sponsored
by Chögyam Trungpa, 1986. Centers founded by him helped to sponsor the visits of the Karmapa to the United States. He was
Leitner's refuge lama, and Leitner served on the board of Kagyu Do-Nga Choling.

General

Box 97: 1

Bokar Tulku, 1st and 2nd Open Letter to Disciples, 1989

Box 97: 2

Correspondence from Rumtek Buddhist Institute, 1983

Box 97: 3

Dezhung Rinpoche; Santa Fe Stupa, 1985

Box 97: 4

The Empowerment into the Mandalas of the Peaceful and Wrathful Deities (booklet and photos), Alhambra, California,
1988

Also known as Namkhai Norbu Rinpoche or "NNR", was born in Eastern Tibet in 1938, and was recognized as a reincarnated lama
three years later. He left Tibet for India in 1958, and was invited to Italy by Guiseppe Tucci in 1960. He later was given
a post at the University of Naples, and established the Comunità Dzog Chen near Merigar, Acidosso, Italy. He has promoted
the Dzogchen (or Dzog Chen) ceremony in Europe, North America, and Asia, and there are Dzogchen Communities in many countries.
He also established the publisher Shang-Shung Edizione.

General

Box 101: 1

Avery Ranch Retreat Tape List, Summer 1989

Box 101: 2

Books, transcripts, practice materials lists, 1989

Box 101: 3

Four day retreat in Hawaii, Aug. 1987

Box 101: 4

Geshe Tenzin Wangyal (flyer), March 13-15, 1992

Box 101: 5

Interview with Lama Surya Das, by Catherine Ingram, 1993

Box 101: 6

List of Texts and Teachings, and Order Form, Aug. 1990

Box 101: 7

Meditation Supplies, 1990

Box 101: 8

"Namkhai Norbu in L.A., 1987" (promotional material)

Box 101: 9

A New Tibetan Village, 1987

Box 101: 10

Receipt (for meditation belts) from Gabrielle Richard, 1987

Box 101: 11

Retreat to Mt. Kailash, 1988

Box 101: 12

Shang-Shung Book and Video Catalogue, 1989

Box 101: 13

Shang-Shung Institute, ca. 1990

Box 101: 14

Teachings with Namkhai Norbu (flyer), Apr. 9-18, 1993

Box 101: 15

"10 Day Teaching Retreat" (promotional material), July 1986

Box 101: 16

Tibetan Calendar, 1995-1996

Box 101: 17

Sticker, n.d.

Box 101: 18

Yantra Yoga (photocopies), n.d.

Texts (by Namkhai Norbu)

Box 101: 19

Adamantine Essence of Life, by Namkhai Norbu,
1986

Box 101: 20

Advice of Changchub Dorje, transcript of teaching given in Tsang, Tibet, August 1988, transcription by John de Veis;
Plans for India and Tibet, transcript of talk given at Merigar,
Dec. 31, 1988

Box 101: 21

The Aspiration of Kuntuzangpo,
1981

Box 101: 22

Book of Yantra Yoga, n.d.

Box 101: 23

Buddhism and Psychology, by Namkhai Norbu, n.d.

Box 101: 24

Cedrub Dorjei Sogtig Gya [Tshedrub Dorje Sogtig], n.d.

Box 101: 25

Chöd, n.d.

Box 101: 26

Collective Practices for Special Days,
1987-1988, 1992-1993

Box 101: 27

Construction of Namkha,
1984

Box 101: 28

Current Practice Book (Tundus), English translation, n.d.

Box 101: 29

Current Practice Book, Tibetan script, n.d.

Box 102: 1

The Cycle of Day and Night (photocopy of a book),
1983

Box 102: 2

The Cycle of Day and Night (incomplete),
1983

Box 102: 3

The Cycle of Day and Night (transcripts),
1983

Box 102: 4

Daily Practice for Retreat (
Tun della tarda Mattinata), n.d.

Box 102: 5

Dakini Dorje Palgyidronma, brief Upadesha,
1985

Box 102: 6

Dreamwork,
1987

Box 102: 7

Dzogchen and Zen,
1984

Box 102: 8

Dzogchen Teachings of Namkhai Norbu, Books I-IV,
Easter 1979

Box 102: 9

Dzogchen Teachings of Namkhai Norbu Rinpoche, Norby, Denmark,
1984

Box 102: 10

Ekajati Invocation, n.d.

Box 102: 11

Examination Questions on the Foundation Level of the Teachings Contained in the Text: Santi Maha Sangha,
1992

The Beautiful Ornament of the Three Visions, by Ngorchen Konchog Lhundrup,
1985

Box 109: 9

Buddhism without Sectarianism, by Deshung Rinpoche,
1983

Box 109: 10

Chants and Prayers for the Vajrayogini Initiation, n.d.

Box 109: 11

A Collection of Instructions on Parting from the Four Attachments,
1982

Box 109: 12

Filling Space to Benefit Beings: Meditation on Chenrezi,
1986

Box 109: 13

The History of the Sakya Tradition, by Chogay Trichen,
1982

Box 109: 14

Hymn to Tara in Twenty-one Verses, n.d.

Box 109: 15

Initiatory Recitations, n.d.

Box 109: 16

An Interview with H. H. Sakya Trizin,
1981

Box 109: 17

Lam Dre Teachings, by Deshung Rinpoche, 1977-1980;
The Three Levels of Spiritual Perception: An Oral Commentary to the "sNang-gSum" of Ngorchen Konchog Lhundrup, by Deshung Rinpoche, vol. 1 of 4,
1977-1980

Box 110: 1-3

Lam Dre Teachings, by Deshung Rinpoche, vols. 2-4 of 4,
1977-1980

Box 110: 4

Lam Dre Teachings (extra pages),
1980

Box 110: 5

A Letter to the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas of the Ten Directions, by Sapan,
1986

Box 110: 6

Long Life Prayer of His Holiness Sakya Trizin, n.d.

Box 110: 7

Meditation of Great Compassion, by Ngorchen Kunga Zangpo,
1977

Box 110: 8

Meditation of the Healing Buddha, n.d.

Box 110: 9

Meditation of Vajrasana Shakyamuni,
1978

Box 110: 10

The Middle Length Practice of the Realization of Shri Hevajra Which Is Called the Beautiful Six-Limbed Ornament, by Nor-chen Dzon-mchog Lhun-Grub,
1985

Vajrayogini Teaching According to the Ultimate Secret Yoga in the Naro-Kachod Tradition, written by Jamyang Khyentse Wangchuk,
1985

Jetsun Kushola

Additional Note

Also known as Jetsun Chimey Luding, Jetsun Kusho. The sister of Sakya Trizin, she is a Canadian resident and recognized as
a master of the Lam Dre teachings. The title "Jetsun" or "Jetsuma" means "noble."

Box 111: 22-24

Lecture notes, texts, promotional material, 1981-1983, 1986

Box 111: 25

Mailing list, n.d.

Box 111: 26

Promotional material, 1981-1982

Box 111: 27

San Juan Island Retreat Center, 1988

Jetsun Sakya Center

Box 111: 28

Correspondence, 1987-1988

Box 111: 29

Donation Acknowledgement, Dec. 27, 1984

Box 111: 30

Jetsun Sakya Newsletter,
1988

Box 111: 31

New Center (promotional material), 1986

Box 111: 32

Miscellany, 1982-1985

Sakya Phuntsok Ling

Box 111: 33

Lam Dre Retreat in Washington, D.C., 1991

Thubten Dhodrup Ling

Box 111: 34

Newsletter, 1987

Box 111: 35

Promotional material (Drogön Sakya Center), 1982

Sogyal Rinpoche / Rigpa

Additional Note

Born in Tibet, Sogyal Rinpoche was recognized as a reincarnation of Terton Sogyal. He studied with Jamyang Khyentse, Dudjom
Rinpoche, and Dilgo Khyentse. After studying at Cambridge University, he founded Rigpa in London during the 1970s, and this
organization has centers in Europe and North America.

Came to the United States in 1969; founded the Tibetan Nyingmapa Meditation Center in Berkeley, California in that year. Connected
with it is the Nyingma Institute, Dharma Publishing, and Odiyan, a retreat center in Sonoma County, California.